Spycatcher Australian trial

Title

Spycatcher Australian trial

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:28

Description

Report on the leaking of confidential information in the book, Spycatcher by former MI5 agent Peter Wright and the attempts to ban it by the British courts; including interview with Wright’s lawyer Malcolm Turnbull defending his case and criticising British policies on publication of confidential information. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Malcolm Turnbull

Keywords

Books; Law; Right to information; Espionage; Legal systems; Spies; Legal decisions; Trials; Intelligence service; Peter Wright; Spycatcher; Lewis Powell; Injunctions

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